Beacon Cottage, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
About Beacon Cottage
Beacon Cottage is a semi-detached house in Balderstone, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7LN). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (174 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 February 2034
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Beacon Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
10 applications on record at Beacon Cottage, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
- Feb 2011ConditionsOutcome in report
Application to remove condition no.3 of planning consent 3/2004/0653P, to allow the holiday cottage known as Beacon Cottage to be used as a permanent residential dwelling.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21424
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2025Decision
- Demolition And RebuildFeb 2025Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (10 on record)
- All 10 applications on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Beacon Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 7LN: £485,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BB2 7LN
2 Carr Lane Cottages, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
Sold Mar 2025
£485,000Pewter House Farm, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
Sold Feb 2025
£700,000Bowford Cottage, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
Sold Sept 2024
£385,000Pewter Cottage, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
Sold Oct 2018
£700,0001 Carr Lane Cottages, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
Sold May 2004
£240,000
Versus other Carr Lane homes
On floor area, Beacon Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 201 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 11.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
566/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
St Leonards CEPS — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB